Limba Ram, Bombayla Devi, Deepika Kumari
Starting from 1988 Olympics till 2024, Archers have represented India consecutively in 9 Olympics, barring the 2000 Olympics. Overall, 2020 saw the best performance where Indians entered three quarterfinals. Including 2024, Indians have played 8 Quarterfinals and still awaiting a semifinal. Indian Archery can be divided accordingly. Before 2000, in their first three Olympics only Men’s team joined the Olympic squad, while after that from 2004 Olympics onwards till 2024 Olympics, Deepika Kumar and Tarundeep Rai have achieved the feat of representing India maximum four times in Archery at Olympics. Check complete history and record of India in Archery at Olympics.
RIO 2016: Four Archers Represent Indian in Three Events
Olympic History of Archery
Indian Performance in Every Olympics
History of All Sports Played at Olympics by India
Olympic History
Indian Athletes in 2012 Olympics
Indian Achievements in Olympics
- QF 2004 Women’s team (Dola Banerjee, Reena Kumari, Sumangala Sharma)
- QF 2008 Women’s team (Dola Banerjee, Bombayala Devi, Pranitha Vardhineni)
- QF 2016 Women’s team (Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi, Laxmirani Majhi)
- QF 2020 Men’s team (Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav, Tarundeep Rai) – Finished 8th
- QF 2020 Mixed team (Deepika Kumari, Pravin Jadhav) – Finished 6th
- QF 2020 Women’s Individual (Deepika Kumari) – Finished 8th
- QF 2024 Men’s Team – Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Ramesh Jadhav
- QF 2024 Women’s Team – Bhajan Kaur, Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat
Statistics
- 1988: 3 men in 2 events
- 1992: 3 men in 2 events
- 1996: 3 Men in 2 events
- 2004: 6 (3 women) in 4 events
- 2008: 4 (1 man and 3 women) for 3 events
- 2012: 6 (3 Men and 3 Women)
- 2016: 4 (1 man and 3 women) for 3 events
- 2020: 4 (3 Men and 1 woman) for 4 events
- 2024: 6 (3 Men and 3 Women)
Maximum Participation at Olympics
- 4 Tarundeep Rai (2004, 2012, 2020, 2024), Deepika Kumari (2012, 2016, 2020, 2024)
- 3 Limba Ram (16 year) 1988, 1992, 1996), Bombayla Devi (2008, 2012, 2016),
- 2 Changte Lalremsaga (1992, 1996), Dola Banerjee, 2004, 2008), Atanu Das (2016, 2020), Pravin Jadhav (2020, 2024)
- 1 Men’s: Sanjeev Singh, Shyam Lal Meena (1988), Dhulchand Damor 1992, Skalzang Dorje 1996, Satyadev Prasad, Majhi Sawaiyan (2004), Mangal Singh Champia 2008, Rahul Banerjee, Jayanta Talukdar (2012), Dhiraj Bommadevara (2024)
- Women’s: Reena Kumari, Sumangala Sharma (2004), Pranitha Vardhineni (2008), Chekrovolu Swuro (2012), Laxmirani Majhi (2016), Ankita Bhakat (2024)
Events Per Olympics for Indians
- Men’s Individual: 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
- Men’s Team: 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2020, 2024
- Women’s Individual: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
- Women’s Team: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2024
- Mixed Team: 2020, 2024
Indian History at Summer Olympics: Performances in Every Olympics
History of All Sports Played at Olympics by India
Indian Medals In Olympics: When and Who Got It!!
1988: 3 men in 2 events
Sanjeev Singh, Limba Ram (16 year), Shyam Lal Meena: Men’s Individual and 20th in Men’s Team
1992: 3 men in 2 events
Limba Ram, Changte Lalremsaga, Dhulchand Damor: Men’s Individual, 16th Men’s Team
1996: 3 Men in 2 events
Changte Lalremsaga, Skalzang Dorje, Limba Ram: Men’s Individual and 14th in Men’s Team
2004: 6 (3 women) in 4 events
- Satyadev Prasad: 10th Men’s Individual
- Tarundeep Rai: 43rd Men’s Individual
- Majhi Sawaiyan: 59th Men’s Individual
- Satyadev Prasad, Tarundeep Rai, Majhi Sawaiyan: 11th Men’s Team
- Reena Kumari: 15th Women’s Individual
- Sumangala Sharma (17 years): 24th Women’s Individual
- Dola Banerjee: 52nd Women’s Individual
- Reena Kumari, Dola Banerjee, Sumangala Sharma: 8th in Women’s Team
2008: 4 (1 man and 3 women) for 3 events
- Mangal Singh: 25th Men’s Individual
- Pranitha Vardhineni: 30th Women’s Individual
- Bombayla Devi: 48th Women’s Individual
- Dola Banerjee: 33rd Women’s Individual
- Dola Banerjee, Pranitha Vardhineni, Bombayla Devi: 7th in Women’s Team
2012: 6 (3 Men and 3 Women)
- Tarundeep Rai: 17th Men’s Individual
- Rahul Banerjee: 17th Men’s Individual
- Jayanta Talukdar: 33rd Men’s Individual
- Tarundeep Rai, Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee: 9th Men’s Team
- Bombayla Devi: 17th Women’s Individual
- Deepika Kumari: 33rd Women’s Individual
- Chekrovolu Swuro: 33rd Women’s Individual
- Bombayla Devi, Deepika Kumari, Chekrovolu Swuro: 9th Women’s Team
2016: 4 (1 man and 3 women) for 3 events
- QF: Women’s Team Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi, Laxmirani Majhi
- R16: Men’s Individual – Atanu Das
- R16: Women’s Individual – Deepika Kumari
- R16: Women’s Individual -Bombayla Devi
- R64: Women’s Individual – Laxmirani Majhi
2020: 4 (3 Men and 1 woman) for 4 events
- QF: Women’s Individual – Deepika Kumari
- QF: Mixed Team – Pravin Jadhav and Deepika Kumari
- QF: Men’s Team – Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav, Tarundeep Rai
- R16: Men’s Individual – Atanu Das
- R32: Men’s Individual – Pravin Jadhav
- R32: Men’s Individual – Tarundeep Rai
2024: 6 (3 Men and 3 Women)
- R32: Men’s Individual – Dhiraj Bommadevara
- R64: Men’s Individual – Tarundeep Rai
- R64: Men’s Individual – Pravin Ramesh Jadhav
- QF: Men’s Team – Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Ramesh Jadhav
- Women’s Individual – Bhajan Kaur
- Women’s Individual – Deepika Kumari
- R64: Women’s Individual – Ankita Bhakat
- QF: Women’s Team – Bhajan Kaur, Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat
- Mixed Team – Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat
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